indigenous peoples

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  • what is a reservation?
    a piece of land set aside for a native american tribe or tribes to live on as a permanent homeland
  • between 1840 and 1860 of the 250,000 that travelled following the Oregon trail only 400 were killed and 90% of these were killed west of the south pass which isn't in the Great Plains and this showed peace between white settlers and indigenous peoples
  • what did the USA winning a war against Mexico mean in 1848?
    they had gained new territory from the west including California
  • approximately how many different tribes lived on the plains?
    4,000